Word info Synonyms Antonyms

obediently

Adverb

Meaning

In an obedient manner; with obedience.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Show all synonyms

Antonyms

Show all antonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

To her who gives and takes back all, to nature, the man who is instructed and modest says, Give what thou wilt; take back what thou wilt. And he says this not proudly, but obediently and well pleased with her. Marcus Aurelius

On 24 October 1944 Planet Earth was following its orbit about the sun as it has obediently done for nearly five billion years. James A. Michener

Plymouth, Gwenda thought, as she moved forward obediently in the queu for Passports and Customs, was probably not the best of England. Agatha Christie

You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide. Ira Glasser

Like so many other office workers of the world, I will obey my master, the clock, and will obediently nod to my co-workers and make small talk about sports, kids and weather - all things I'm not genuinely interested in. Rob Payne

Iconic Paris tells us: here are our three-star attractions, go thou and marvel. And so we gaze obediently at what we are told to gaze at, without exactly asking why. Julian Barnes

Close letter words and terms